the end? heheh!

Misadventure 010212

Today's little misadventure was... well, unexpected. Nate and I both picked up an extra shift today and decided to go hiking afterward.

We went to the Oak Riparian and Lake Calavera of Carlsbad, and had a good time hiking.

Right before making it back to the car, I realized I didn't have my car keys.

I suddenly remembered that when we had first made it all the way through the park and to the base of the mountain, I hiked up my britches before beginning the climb upwards (as any respectable fellow with ill-fitting pants would). I also remembered how one of my belt loops broke as I pulled up my pants.

And then I remembered that I usually clip my keys to that particular belt loop.

Yep. Leave it to me.

So there we were, thinking we'd finished up a long hike... to realize it just begun!

We hauled butt all the way through the park again until we reached the base of the mountain once more. And of course, by this time, it was dark.

Thank God for smart phones with flashlight apps!

And Thank God for the kind anonymous hiker who found my keys before me and splayed them out ever-so-obviously on a rock out in the open, making them super easy to find in the dark!

And thank God for my brave friend who would traipse through the shadow shrouded forest with me at night, which may or may not have been seething with hungry mountain lions and tweeked out gangsters...

And then we managed to get a little lost on the way home.

But that's another little misadventure in itself...

Love regardless

Maybe it's God's way of humbling me.

I mean, I get pretty self-righteous sometimes. I work day after day with these kids that'd make most men beg for a vasectomy. And I do it well.

Then BAM!
That ONE kid.
For WHATEVER reason.
IRKS. MY.  NERVE.

Its not always the same kid. And its not always the same pet peeve. But one way or another, some little bugger works his way under my armor, and all defenses against his unbecoming qualities diminish.

Now is one of those times. A kid has risen to the occasion, taking the role only few have ever been able to fill.

And just to look at him... just to think of him...

So here I sit..
Frustrated...
Humbled...

Praying God makes me love regardless, regardless of whether I want to or not.

MOG 010211

Feeling ambitious! And for the most part my ambitions seem within the realm of reality :-)

- Thoughts racing around potential lyrics for a new(ish) song.
- Excitedly (and a little obsessively?) working on an interactive blog to coordinate with a bible reading plan. I wanna push for a Jan 10th launch, so its work work work!
- Looking into and thinking more about school...

Today I was a little irritable,  but mostly because I wasn't feeling quite up to par (recuperating from laryngitis) and the kids at work were irksome.

Mostly, I'm content :-)

Been sleeping wonderfully recently. Love it!

2011: This is the Life

My life, in pictures.
I'm blessed...